Sunday , November 24, 2024

67% Willing To Pay with Crypto and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 1/4/22

  • Cantaloupe Inc. study found that 67% of consumers who own cryptocurrency are willing to use it for purchases if it were linked to a mobile wallet. The study had responses from more than 2,000 U.S. adults.
  • Card maker SmartMetric Inc. said it created a credit card with a built-in fingerprint sensor. The card contains an internal power source, enabling the fingerprint scan to happen prior to inserting the card into a reader.
  • Paysafe Ltd. announced Cannae Holdings Inc. has purchased approximately 5.7 million shares of Paysafe common stock through a subsidiary. The $22.2-million move gives Cannae approximately 8.26% of Paysafe’s common shares.
  • Garmin International Inc. unveiled its Venu 2 Plus GPS smart watch, which includes the ability to take calls and send texts, and also includes Garmin’s Garmin Pay contactless payment feature.
  • Electric-vehicle manufacturer VinFast announced it will use blockchain technology to manage reservations and payments for its VF e35 and VF e36 models.
  • The big global processor Worldline said it has closed on its acquisition of 80% of merchant acquirer Axepta Italy. Terms were not announced.
  • Payments provider B4B Payments said it will join Mastercard Inc.’s Mastercard Fintech Express program, which assists fintechs in obtaining licensing to issue Mastercard prepaid, debit, and credit cards.
  • Payment security provider PCI Pal named Tim Watts its vice president of sales for Canada. Watts, a former Uniphore executive, will aid PCI Pal’s expansion in Canada.

Check Also

Flywire Teams With Blackbaud to Enable Cross Border Tuition Payments in the U.S.

Flywire Corp., a specialist in payments for higher education, has partnered with Blackbaud Inc., a …

Digital Transactions